“No one played well”, says Santi Rodríguez on Botafogo loss | OneFootball

Outplayed by Athletico-PR, Botafogo ended up suffering a heavy defeat at Arena da Baixada on Sunday night in the Brasileirão. As he left the pitch, attacking midfielder Santi Rodríguez spoke honestly about the match.

“It wasn’t a good game from anyone. They dominated from start to finish. I think they studied our style of play very well. Their back three caused us some trouble. We couldn’t move forward when we had the ball in the first half,” the player told SporTV.

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Botafogo has just six points and sits in 17th place, the first spot inside the relegation zone. In addition to acknowledging the below-par performance, the Uruguayan projected improvement.

“There are many things we need to improve, both defensively and offensively. But we have to keep moving forward. The season is long and we still have time to change this situation. We need to keep our heads up, stay together and keep improving,” said Santi.

Next match

Botafogo returns to the field this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) to face Mirassol at Nilton Santos Stadium in the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship.

*By Gazeta Press

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